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| Commissioners of Irish Lights | 1867-01-01 | Under the Dublin Port Act (1867), responsibility for lighthouses, lightships, buoys and beacons around the coast of Ireland was vested in the Commissioners of Irish Lights. The British-Irish Act 1999 provided for merge with Foyle Fisheries Commission into the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission as the 'Lights Agency' however this did not take place (see http://www.northsouthministerialcouncil.org/index/north-south-implementation-bodies/foyle_carlingford-and-irish-lights.htm) | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.cil.ie/; " An Act for Promoting the Trade of Dublin, by rendering its Port and Harbour more commodious, 1786"; "Merchant Shipping Act of 1854"; "Dublin Port Act (1867); No. 661/1935: Irish Lights Commissioners (Adaptation) Order, 1935; No. 37/1997: MERCHANT SHIPPING (COMMISSIONERS OF IRISH LIGHTS) ACT, 1997; British-Irish Agreement Act, 1999 | |
| National Library of Ireland | 1877-01-01 | Was established as an autonomous cultural institution in May 2005 under the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997. The Library on Kildare Street in Dublin was opened to the public on 29 August 1890. The Industrial and Commercial Property (Protection) Act 1927 gave the NLI legal deposit status for the first time. In 1986-1992 was under the aegis of the Dept. of An Taoiseach. In 1992 (until present) was transferred to the Dept. of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht (now under Arts, Sports and Tourism) | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.nli.ie/en/homepage.aspx; National Cultural Institutions Act 1997; Industrial and Commercial Property (Protection) Act 1927; Dublin Science and Art Museum Act 1877; Irish Times, 28 August 1890 | |
| Irish Film Censor's Office (IFCO) | 1923-07-16 | 2008-07-20 | Replaced by Irish Film Classification Office in 2008 | McGauran et al. 2005; www.ifco.ie; Censorship of Films Act, 1923; the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 |
| Office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies | 1896-08-07 | Statutory footing can be traced back to the Friendly Societies Act 1896, adapted and modified by the Registrar of Friendly Societies (Adaptation Order) 1926. Also performs functions of the Registrar of Companies | McGauran et al. 2005; some information on www.cro.ie; Friendly Socities Act 1896 to 1977; Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1893 to 1978; Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1990 | |
| Army Pensions Board | 1927-04-30 | McGauran et al. 2005; No. 64/1928; Army Pensions Act 1927; Dáil Éireann - Volume 588 - 06 July, 2004--Written Answers. - Departmental Agencies | ||
| Irish Patents Office | 1927-10-01 | 2019-12-02 | The Irish Patents Office was replaced by the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland from 2 December 2019 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.patentsoffice.ie/; Industrial and Commercial Property (Protection) Act 1927; Patents Acts 1964 & 1992; Trade Marks Act 1996; Intellectual Property (Miscellanious Provisions) Act 1998; Industrial Designs Act 2001; European Communities (Supplementary Protection Certificate) Regulations 1993; S.I. No. 586/2019 |
| Censorship of Publications Board | 1929-07-16 | McGauran et al. 2005; Censorship of Publications Act 1929 | ||
| Therapeutic Substances Advisory Committee | 1933-05-01 | 1993-01-01 | Therapeutic Substances Act 1932; S.I. No.106 of 1933; Dáil Éireann - Volume 407 - 07 May, 1991--Written Answers. - State-Sponsored Bodies; S.I. No. 406/1992; Animal Remedies Act, 1993 | |
| Mining Board (II) | 1940-11-14 | McGauran et al. 2005; The Minerals Development Act 1940; Dáil Éireann - Volume 588 - 06 July, 2004--Written Answers. - State Boards | ||
| Censorship of Publications Appeal Board | 1946-02-13 | McGauran et al. 2005; Censorship of Publications Acts 1946 and 1967; http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/travel-and-recreation/recreational-activities-in-ireland/censorship-in-ireland/censorship_of_publications_in_ireland; Dáil Éireann - Volume 588 - 06 July, 2004--Written Answers. - Departmental Bodies | ||
| Placenames Commission | 1946-10-24 | 2012-10-11 | Future placenames orders will be made by the Minister of State following public consultation and on consideration of advice provided by a voluntary Placenames Committee (established 19 September 2013). A new Placenames Committee was appointed on the 13th September 2016. The primary responsibility of the Placenames Committee is to advise the Minister for the Gaeltacht in relation to the Placenames of Ireland as defined in section 31 of the Official Languages Act, 2003. | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.logainm.ie/; Place-names Act 1973; http://www.ahg.gov.ie/en/Irish/ThePlacenamesBranch/; Dept. of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, 'Critical Review of the Placenames Commission'; Dept. of Public Expenditure and Reform, 'Summary of agency rationalisation measures as at January 2014', Table B - http://per.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/Table-B.pdf; https://www.logainm.ie/en/inf/coiste |
| Adoption Board | 1953-01-01 | 2010-11-01 | Replaced by Adoption Authority of Ireland | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.aai.gov.ie/; Adoption Act 1952; S.I. No. 380/1952; Adoption Act 2010 |
| Animal Remedies Consultative Committee | 1957-06-01 | Animal Remedies Acts 1956 & 1993; S.I. No. 861/2007 | ||
| Poisons Council | 1961-06-26 | 2011-07-12 | The last Poisons Council expired 12 July 2011 and has not been replaced as of January 2020 | McGauran et al. 2005; The Poisons Act 1961 |
| Broadcasting Complaints Commission | 1977-03-31 | 2009-10-01 | Merged with BCI in 2009 to form Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.bai.ie/; Broadcasting Authority Act 1960; Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act 1976; Radio and television Act 1988; Broadcasting Act 1990; Ministerial Order 1992; Broadcasting Act 2001; Broadcasting Act 2009; Dáil Éireann - Volume 588 - 06 July, 2004--Written Answers. - State Boards |
| Foras Áiseanna Saothair | 1988-01-01 | 2013-10-27 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.fas.ie/; Labour Services Act 1987; Further Education and Training Act 2013; http://www.solas.ie/ | |
| National Archives | 1988-06-01 | Took over the functions previously performed by the State Paper Office (1702) and the Public Record Office of Ireland (1867) | http://www.nationalarchives.ie/; The National Archives Act 1986 | |
| Building Regulations Advisory Body | 1991-12-04 | 2012-06-13 | Was re-appointed for a five-year term in January 2002 by S.I. No.2/2002. The Minister appointed the final BRAB on 14th June 2007 for a period of 5 years, expiring on 13th June 2012. BRAB was subsumed into the Department. | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.environ.ie/en/DevelopmentandHousing/BuildingStandards/BRAB/; Building Control Act 1990; S.I. No.2/2002; www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2013-01-16/840; www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2017-05-09a.576 |
| National Economic and Social Forum | 1993-06-23 | 2010-03-01 | Was assigned new roles in 1997 (monitoring the national policy process) and in 2003 (to convene public consultations on public policy issues). Is part of the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) est. in January 2007. Absorbed into National Economic and Social Council | McGauran et al. 2005; National Economic and Social Development Act 2006; National Economic and Social Forum and National Centre for Partnership and Performance Dissolution Order 2010 |
| National Economic and Social Council | 1973-11-02 | Is part of the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) est. in January 2007 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.nesc.ie/; National Economic and Social Development Act 2006 | |
| National Centre for Partnership and Performance | 2001-10-22 | 2010-04-01 | On 1 January 2007 was placed on a statutory footing as part of the new National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) | McGauran et al. 2005; National Economic and Social Development Act 2006; S.I. No 140/2010; Taoiseach's Address at the Launch of the National Centre for Partnership and Performance, 22/10/2001 |
| Dublin Transportation Office | 1995-11-09 | 2009-12-01 | Legislation to replace Dublin Transport Office with Dublin Transport Authority (Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008) enacted on same day as legislation to rename Dublin Transport Authority as National Transport Authority (Public Transport Regulation Act 2009) | McGauran et al. 2005; The Dublin Transportation Office (Establishment ) Order: S.I. No. 289/1995; S.I. No. 474/2009 |
| Judicial Appointments Advisory Board | 1995-01-01 | McGauran et al. 2005; Courts and Court Officers Act 1995; http://www.jaab.ie/ | ||
| Consultative Council on Hepatitis C | 1996-11-26 | McGauran et al. 2005; S.I. No. 339/1996; http://www.consultativecouncilonhepc.ie/ | ||
| Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board | 1998-06-17 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.alab.ie/; Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997 | ||
| An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta | 2002-03-01 | COGG was founded to establish a structure to cater for the educational needs of Gaeltacht schools and of Gaelscoileanna. COGG's role relates to both primary and post-primary education. | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.cogg.ie/; Education Act 1998 | |
| Loughs Agency | 1998-01-01 | It is an agency of the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission (FCILC) | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.loughs-agency.org/; North/South Co-operation (Implementation Bodies) (NI) Order 1999; the British-Irish Agreement Acts 1999 and 2002; the Foyle Fisheries Act (NI) 1952 (as amended) and the Foyle Fisheries Act 1952 (as amended) | |
| National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee | 1998-11-20 | McGauran et al. 2005; Housing (Traveller Accomodation) Act 1998; S.I. No. 448/1998 | ||
| Irish Water Safety Association (II) | 1999-11-26 | 2006-06-26 | Prior to 1999: Water Safety Ireland (1945-1998); the Irish Water Safety Association (1971-1987) - was amalgamated with fire and road safety under the auspices of the National Safety Council. In 1998 the Government decided to re-establish Water Safety as a singular organization. In 2006 was replaced by Irish Water Safety | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.iws.ie/; S.I. No.361/1999; S.I. No. 389 of 2006 |
| National Salmon Commission | 2000-03-21 | 2010-07-01 | 1999 Fisheries (Amendment) Act; SI 80/2000; Inland Fisheries Act 2010 | |
| Company Law Review Group | 2001-07-09 | Was accorded statutory advisory status by Part 7 of the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001 and operates on a two-yearly cycles | http://www.clrg.org/; Company Law Enforcement Act 2001 | |
| Competition Authority | 1991-10-01 | 2014-10-31 | Took over functions of Restrictive Practices Commission in 1991. First established as a statutory non-departmental body but was converted to statutory corporation in 2002 (by the Competition Act 2002). Merged with the National Consumer Agency in 2014 to create the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.tca.ie/; Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997; S.I. No. 249/1991; Competition Acts 1991, 2002, 2006; Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 |
| Residential Institutions Redress Board | 2002-12-16 | The Redress Board was set up under the Residential Institutions Redress Act, 2002 to make fair and reasonable awards to persons who, as children, were abused while resident in industrial schools, reformatories and other institutions subject to state regulation or inspection. | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.rirb.ie/; Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 | |
| An Bord Gráin | 1958-07-29 | 1973-02-01 | Cereals marketing board--had to cease when the Common Agricultural Policy came into effect | Agricultural Produce (Cereals) (Amendment) Act, 1958; S.I. No. 160/1963; Dáil Éireann - Volume 265 - 03 May, 1973 |
| Comhairle Olla | 1969-05-09 | 1984-12-01 | Functions reabsorbed into Department of Agriculture when dissolved | Wool Marketing Act, 1968; Wool Marketing Act, 1984; Dáil Éireann - Volume 352 - 28 June, 1984 |
| Hospitals Commission | 1933-09-01 | 1976-04-01 | Functions and property transferred to the Eastern Health Board in 1976. | FitzGerald, 1963; Public Hospitals Act, 1933; S.I. No. 79/1976 |
| Licensing Authority for Sea-fishing boats | 2003-07-01 | Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 | ||
| Public Record Office of Ireland | 1867-01-01 | 1988-06-01 | Death by merge into National Archives | Public Records (Ireland) Act, 1867; http://www.nationalarchives.ie/aboutus/history.html; The National Archives Act 1986 |
| Health Repayment Scheme Appeals Office | 2006-06-30 | 2012-01-01 | Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006; Written answers, Thursday, 5 March 2009 - Department of Health and Children, Health Repayment Scheme; Written answers, Thursday, 17 May 2012, Department of Health - Nursing Home Repayment Scheme | |
| Industrial Development Authority | 1949-05-01 | 1994-01-01 | Merged with Eolas to form Forfas and its subsidiaries (IDA Ireland and Forbairt) | Industrial Development Authority Act, 1950; Industrial Development Act, 1993 |
| National Ambulance Advisory Council | 1998-02-04 | 2000-04-10 | Replaced by Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council in 2000 | S.I. No. 27/1998; S.I. No. 108/2000 |
| Office Premises Advisory Council | 1959-04-01 | 1989-11-01 | Merged into National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health | Office Premises Act, 1958; Safety, Health and Welfare At Work Act, 1989 |
| Factories Advisory Council | 1956-10-01 | 1989-11-01 | Merged into National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health | Factories Act 1955; Safety, Health and Welfare At Work Act, 1989 |
| Mines and Quarries Advisory Committee | 1966-07-28 | 1989-11-01 | Merged into National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health | Mines and Quarries Act 1965; Safety, Health and Welfare At Work Act, 1989 |
| Local Appointments Commission | 1926-01-01 | 2004-10-19 | In 2004, the Civil Service Commissioners (1956-2004) and Local Appointments Commissioners (1926-2004) were dissolved and substituted by the Commission for Public Service Appointments | Local Authorities (Officers and Employees) Act, 1926; Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 |
| Civil Service Commissioners (II) | 1957-02-18 | 2004-10-19 | In 2004, the Civil Service Commissioners (1956-2004) and Local Appointments Commissioners (1926-2004) were dissolved and substituted by the Commission for Public Service Appointments | Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956; S.I. No. 17/1957; Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 |
| Water Pollution Advisory Council | 1977-06-13 | 1990-07-18 | Replaced informal council set up Feb 1975 | Local Government (Water Pollution) Act, 1977; Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Act, 1990 |
| Circuit Court Rules Committee | 1936-11-28 | Courts of Justice Act, 1936; 28th Interim Report of the Committee on Court Practice and Procedure | ||
| District Court Rules Committee | 1936-11-28 | Courts of Justice Act, 1936; 28th Interim Report of the Committee on Court Practice and Procedure | ||
| Superior Court Rules Committee | 1936-11-28 | Courts of Justice Act, 1936; 28th Interim Report of the Committee on Court Practice and Procedure | ||
| Public Offices Commission | 1995-11-01 | 2001-12-10 | Replaced by Standards in Public Office Commission | Ethics in Public Office Act 1995; Standards in Public Office Act, 2001 |
| Registration Council for Secondary Teachers | 1914-01-01 | 2006-03-28 | Replaced by the Teaching Council | Intermediate Education (Ireland) Act 1914; Teaching Council Act, 2001; S.I. No. 185/2006 |
| National Health Council | 1948-03-03 | 1996-11-06 | Health Act, 1947; S.I. No. 81/1948; Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Act, 1996 | |
| National Prices Commission | 1971-10-15 | 1986-01-01 | S.I. No. 285/1971; Lyons, P. (2007) 'Competition and Merger Law and Practice 1953-2002' p. 219 (available at http://webird.tcd.ie/bitstream/2262/11978/1/LyonsP0507.pdf) | |
| Registration of Deeds and Titles Rules Committee | 2006-11-04 | Formerly Registration of Titles Rules Committee | Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006; Question Number: 370, Question Posed By: Deputy Leo Varadkar, Subject: Departmental Bodies, Date: 13 February 2008 | |
| Registration of Title Rules Committee | 1964-07-04 | 2006-11-04 | Formerly Local Registration of Title Rules Committee; Replaced by Registration of Deeds and Titles Rules Committee | Registration of Title Act 1964; Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006; Question Number: 370, Question Posed By: Deputy Leo Varadkar, Subject: Departmental Bodies, Date: 13 February 2008 |
| Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursements Board | 2002-06-05 | 2006-01-04 | Replaced by Dormant Accounts Board | McGauran et al. 2005; Dormant Account Acts 2001 and 2005 |
| Local Registration of Title Rules Committee | 1936-11-28 | 1964-07-04 | Became the Registration of Title Rules Committee | Courts of Justice Act 1936; Registration of Title Act 1964; Subject: Departmental Bodies, Date: 13 February 2008, Question Number: 370, Question Posed By: Deputy Leo Varadkar |
| Wildlife Advisory Council | 1977-06-01 | 1995-07-10 | Merged into Heritage Council | Wildlife Act, 1976; Heritage Act 1995 |
| Criminal Law Codification Advisory Committee | 2007-02-01 | http://www.criminalcode.ie/; Criminal Justice Act 2006 | ||
| Merchandise Marks Commission | 1932-03-10 | 1980-01-01 | Merchandise Marks Act, 1931; Irish Times, 12 March 1932; Dáil Éireann - Volume 323 - 23 October, 1980--Ceisteanna—Questions . Oral Answers . - State Advisory Bodies | |
| National Monuments Advisory Council | 1930-08-02 | 1990-01-01 | Lapsed while legislation to establish replacement body (Historic Monuments Council) pending enactment (see Dáil Éireann - Volume 418 - 08 April, 1992--Written Answers. - National Monuments Advisory Council), ultimately replaced by Heritage Council under Heritage Act, 1995 | National Monuments Acts, 1930 to 1987; Heritage Act 1995; Dáil Éireann - Volume 168 - 12 June, 1958--Written Answers. - State-sponsored Companies, Commissions, Committees and Advisory Councils |
| Hospital Sterile Supplies Board | 1965-01-06 | 1965-07-14 | Replaced by Hospitals Joint Services Board | S.I. No. 1/1965; S.I. No. 157/1965 |
| An Coimisiún Dumpála | 1969-01-01 | 1985-01-01 | Imposition of Duties (Dumping and Subsidies) Act 1968; Ceisteanna-Questions. Oral Answers. - Dumping Controls. Dáil Éireann Debate Vol. 259 No. 8, Wednesday, 8 March 1972; Dáil Éireann - Volume 358 - 07 May, 1985--Written Answers. - Statutory/Non-Statutory Bodies and Committees | |
| Public Service Advisory Council | 1973-11-01 | 1987-01-01 | Ministers and Secretaries Act 1973; S.I. No. 293/1973; Dáil Éireann - Volume 422 - 08 July, 1992--Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Public Service Advisory Council | |
| Credit Union Advisory Committee | 1966-03-01 | Credit Union Act, 1966; S.I. No. 29/1967; Credit Union Act 1997; S.I. No. 193/2007; http://www.financialregulator.ie/ABOUT-US/COMMITTEE/Pages/statutory-panels.aspx | ||
| Motor Insurance Advisory Board | 1984-11-16 | 2004-09-01 | S.I. No. 299/1984; Dáil Éireann - Volume 603 - 25 May, 2005--Written Answers. - Motor Insurance | |
| Archbishop Marsh's Library | 1707-01-01 | http://www.marshlibrary.ie/; An Act for settling and preserving a publick library for ever…, 1707; S.I. No. 8/1970; National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997 | ||
| Irish Maritime Development Office | 2000-07-01 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.imdo.ie/; Marine Institute Act 1991; Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1999 | ||
| Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (I) | 1875-01-01 | 2007-05-01 | Replaced by new Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland in 2007 under the Pharmacy Act 2007 | Pharmacies Acts 1875-1962; Pharmacy Act 2007; http://www.pharmaceuticalsociety.ie/; http://web.archive.org/web/20010402023121/http://www.pharmaceuticalsociety.ie/ |
| Milling Advisory Committee | 1933-05-24 | 1958-07-29 | Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1933 to 1956; Dáil Éireann - Volume 168 - 12 June, 1958--Written Answers. - State-Sponsored Companies, Commissions, Committees and Advisory Councils; S.I. No. 65/1933 — Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1933 (Parts I To VII) (Commencement) Order, 1933. | |
| Environmental Research Unit | 1988-02-10 | 1994-01-01 | Replaced by the Environmental Protection Agency | S.I. No. 20/1988; Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992; S.I. No. 409/1993 |
| Companies Registration Office | 1908-01-01 | Also Registrar of Friendly Societies (plan to formally merge) | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.cro.ie/; Companies Acts, 1908 To 1917; Companies (Re-Constitution of Records) Act, 1924; Registration of Business Names Act, 1963 | |
| General Nursing Council | 1919-01-01 | 1951-06-07 | Replaced by the General Nursing Council in 1923 | Nurses Registration (Ireland) Act 1919; S.I. No. 8/1923; Browne, R. Statutory Corporations and Commissions, in King, F.Public Administration in Ireland Vol. 1, 1944 |
| Industrial Alcohol Advisory Board | 1935-02-19 | 1938-11-11 | Replaced by Monarchana Alcóil na hÉireann, Teoranta in 1938 | Industrial Alcohol Act 1934; Industrial Alcohol (Advisory Body) Order 1935; Industrial Alcohol Act, 1938 |
| Central Midwives Board (I) | 1918-01-01 | 1945-01-01 | The Central Midwives Board for Ireland was replaced by the Central Midwives Board in 1923 | Midwives Act 1918; S.I. No. 9/1923; Browne, R. Statutory Corporations and Commissions, in King, F.Public Administration in Ireland Vol. 1, 1944 |
| Mining Board (I) | 1931-12-22 | 1940-11-14 | Replaced by Mining Board (II) | Mines and Minerals Act, 1931; S.I. No. 29/1933; Minerals Development Act, 1940; Dáil Éireann - Volume 588 - 06 July, 2004--Written Answers. - State Boards |
| Trustee Savings Bank | 1992-06-01 | 2001-04-01 | Nationalised and merged with Irish Life & Permanent (formerly Irish Life Assurance and Irish Permanent Building Society)--now trades under the name Permanent TSB | Trustee Savings Banks Act, 1989; S.I. No. 55/1992; S.I. No. 175/2001; Palcic and Reeves 2007; MacCarthaigh 2009; http://web.archive.org/web/19991119021859/http://www.tsbbank.ie/ |
| National Breast Screening Board (I) | 1998-09-03 | 2005-01-01 | Joint board--included representatives of health boards. Replaced by National Breast Screening Board (II)--reconfigured to work with HSE | S.I. No. 319/1998; S.I. 891/2004 |
| Judicial Studies Institute | 1996-01-01 | 2011-01-25 | Replaced by the Committee for Judicial Studies | McGauran et al. 2005; Court and Court Officers Act 1995; http://www.aji.ie/supports/judicial_education |
| Civil Service Commissioners (I) | 1924-01-01 | 1957-02-18 | Replaced by the Civil Service Commissioners (II) (1956-2004) | Civil Service Regulation Act, 1924; Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956; S.I. No. 17/1957 |
| National Hospital Trustees | 1933-10-03 | 1938-08-06 | Replaced by Hospitals Trust Board | Public Hospitals Act, 1933; Public Hospitals (Amendment) Act, 1938; Report dated 4th October in Irish Times of appointment of National Hospital Trustees |
| Local Supplies Advisory Committee | 1925-01-01 | 1994-01-01 | Local Authorities Combined Purchasing Acts 1925 & 1939; Dáil Éireann - Volume 324 - 27 November, 1980--Written Answers. - Advisory Bodies; S.I. No. 171/1994 | |
| Military Service Registration Board | 1933-01-07 | 1982-07-15 | Army Pensions Acts, 1932 & 1953; SI No 182 of 1933; Dáil Éireann - Volume 238 - 19 February, 1969--Written Answers. - Government-appointed Boards; Dáil Éireann - Volume 337 - 15 July, 1982--Written Answers. - State Boards Personnel | |
| Irish Legal Terms Advisory Committee | 1945-09-01 | Irish Legal Terms Act, 1945; Irish Times Report of 20 September 1945; Dáil Éireann - Volume 437 - 26 January, 1994--Written Answers. - Bodies under Aegis of Department; http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Ahern%20welcomes%20appointments%20to%20the%20Irish%20Legal%20Terms%20Advisory%20Committee | ||
| Council of Defence | 1924-06-01 | Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924; Defence Act 1954 | ||
| Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) | 2008-07-20 | Replaced Irish Film Censor's Office | www.ifco.ie; Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 | |
| Forestry Commission | 1919-01-01 | 1927-08-11 | Absorbed into Dept of Lands and Agriculture. Absorption preceded by a very short lived 'Saorstát Éireann Forestry Commission' | Forestry Act, 1919; S.I. No. 68 & 69/1927 |
| General Prisons Board | 1877-01-01 | 1928-12-18 | Absorbed by Department of Justice | General Prisons (Ireland) Act; S.I. 79/1928--General Prisons Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 1928; http://www.irishprisons.ie/about_us-history.htm |
| Inspector of Prisons | 2007-11-21 | Replacement of non-statutory Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention by statutory Inspector of Prisons. First incumbent appointed 21 Nov 2007 to take effect on 1 Jan 2008. | http://www.inspectorofprisons.gov.ie/; Prisons Act 2007 | |
| Farm Classification Office | 1985-08-26 | 1987-03-31 | Dissolved without legislation under the 1987 budget. Records were transferred to the Valuation office. | Farm Tax Act, 1985; Dáil Éireann - Volume 365 - 06 May, 1986--Estimates, 1986. - Vote 19: Farm Classification Office; Dáil Éireann - Volume 371 - 31 March, 1987--Financial Resolutions, 1987. - Financial Statement, Budget, 1987; O’Connor, Tom (1993) ‘The farm tax – a political casualty’. Seirbhís Phoiblí. April: 21-31. |
| Broadcasting Advisory Committee | 1927-03-24 | 1952-12-31 | Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1926; S.I. No. 31/1927; http://www.rte.ie/ | |
| National Health Insurance Commission | 1911-01-01 | 1933-01-02 | National Insurance Act 1911; Ministers and Secretaries 1924; S.I. No. 17/1924; Dáil Éireann - Volume 20 - 05 July, 1927--IN COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. - Vote 13—Civil Service Commission; S.I. No. 1/1933 | |
| Office of the Disability Appeals Officer | 2007-06-01 | Disability Act 2005; www.gov.ie/en/publication/08b143-office-of-the-disability-appeals-officer | ||
| Council of National Cultural Institutions | 2001-12-21 | Heritage Fund Act 2001; http://www.cnci.ie/ | ||
| An Coimisinéir Teanga | 2004-02-23 | Official Languages Act 2003; http://www.coimisineir.ie/ | ||
| Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner | 2000-01-20 | 2016-12-31 | Replaced by the International Protection Office | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.orac.ie/; Refugee Act 1996; S.I. No. 8/2000; www.ipo.gov.ie; International Protection Act 2015; S.I. No. 661/2016 - International Protection Act 2015 (Establishment Day) Order 2016 |
| Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs | 1978-01-01 | 2007-05-01 | Replaced by National Consumer Agency | Consumer Information Act, 1978; Consumer Protection Act 2007 |
| Dairy Produce Consultative Council | 1925-06-25 | 1960-01-01 | Dairy Produce Act, 1924; Dáil Éireann - Volume 168 - 12 June, 1958--Written Answers. - State-sponsored Companies, Commissions, Committees and Advisory Councils | |
| Live Stock Consultative Council | 1925-07-25 | 1965-01-01 | Live Stock Breeding Act, 1925; Dáil Éireann - Volume 259 - 07 March, 1972--Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Livestock Consultative Council | |
| Boundary Commission | 1924-11-06 | 1925-12-03 | Included Northern Irish and Irish Free State representatives | Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) Act, 1922; PRIME MINISTER'S ANNOUNCEMENT. HC Deb 03 December 1925 vol 188 cc2655-8 |
| Agricultural Production Council | 1956-10-18 | 1958-01-01 | Lapsed in 1958 | S.I. No. 261/1956; Leon, D. (1963) 'Advisory Bodies in Irish Government' Dublin: Institution of Public Administration. |
| National Youth Work Advisory Committee | 1997-06-23 | Youth Work Acts, 1997 & 2001; Dáil Éireann - Volume 481 - 07 October, 1997--Written Answers. - Ministerial Appointments; Dáil Éireann - Volume 654 - 13 May, 2008--Written Answers. - Youth Work Sector; Written answers--Tuesday, 18 May 2010, Department of Health and Children, Youth Services | ||
| Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information | 2007-05-01 | S.I. No. 133/2007; www.ocei.gov.ie/en/ | ||
| Office of the Information Commissioner | 1997-04-21 | McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.oic.gov.ie/en/; Freedom of Information Act 1997 and FOI (Amendment) Act 2003 | ||
| Referendum Commission | 1998-03-02 | 2023-02-09 | Under the Referendum Act 2001 lost its function to put the arguments for and against referendum proposals. Main function at the moment: to explain the subject matter of referendum proposals, to promote public awareness and to encourage the electorate to vote at the poll. Replaced by the Electoral Commission | McGauran et al. 2005; Referendum Act 1998; Referendum (Amendment) Act 2001; http://www.refcom.ie/; Electoral Reform Act 2022 (No. 30 of 2022); S.I. No. 32/2023 |
| Consultative Cancer Council | 1948-04-08 | 1949-07-05 | S.I. No. 125/1948; Dáil Éireann - Volume 118 - 16 November, 1949--Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cancer Consultative Council.; Dáil Éireann - Volume 123 - 06 December, 1950--Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Council of Health | |
| Irish Water Safety | 2006-06-26 | 2019-02-18 | Replaced the Irish Water Safety Association, replaced by Water Safety Ireland | S.I. No. 389 of 2006; http://www.iws.ie/; S.I. No. 56/2019; www.watersafety.ie |
| Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency | 2010-05-01 | Set up to take over the functions of the Affordable Homes Partnership, the Centre for Housing Research, the Homeless Agency and the National Building Agency. | http://www.housing.ie/; S.I. No. 264/2012 | |
| Credit Review Office | 2010-03-01 | The enabling legislation is the guidelines issued under section 210 (1) of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 | http://www.creditreview.ie/; 'Credit Review Office - Information Note' Department of Finance, http://www.finance.gov.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=6254 | |
| Local Government Management Agency | 2012-08-01 | http://www.lgcsb.ie/en; S.I. No. 290/2012 | ||
| Comhairle na Míre Gaile | 1947-04-22 | www.bravery.ie/; Deeds of Bravery Act, 1947 | ||
| Pyrite Resolution Board | 2014-01-10 | Pyrite Resolution Act 2013; http://www.pyriteboard.ie/ | ||
| Pensions Council | 2014-03-07 | Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013; S.I. No. 103/2014 | ||
| Committee for Judicial Studies | 2011-01-25 | http://www.aji.ie/supports/judicial_education; http://www.ejtn.eu/About/EJTN-Affiliates/Members/Ireland/ | ||
| Congested Districts Board | 1891-08-05 | 1923-07-24 | Absorbed into Irish Land Commission in 1923 | Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act, 1891; Congested Districts Board (Ireland) Act 1899; Land Law (Commission) Act, 1923 |
| Tariff Commission | 1926-07-31 | 1939-03-22 | Suspended prior to dissolution - its functions had largely been taken up by the Prices Commission | Tariff Commission Act, 1926, Tariff Commission (Repeal) Act, 1939; Seanad Éireann - Volume 22 - 15 March, 1939 - Tariff Commission (Repeal) Bill, 1939—Committee and Final Stages. |
| Prices Commission | 1932-12-23 | 1958-04-17 | Control of Prices Act, 1932; Control of Prices Act, 1937; Prices Commission (Extension of Functions) Act, 1938; Prices Act, 1958 | |
| Student Universal Support Ireland | 2012-05-22 | Replaced the sixty-six local awarding authorities that existed previously. | http://www.susi.ie/; Student Support Act 2011; S.I. No. 161/2012 | |
| Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery | 2014-02-27 | National Lottery Act 2013; S.I. No. 102/2014 | ||
| Office of the Confidential Recipient | 2007-04-30 | S.I. No. 168/2007 | ||
| Tobacco Advisory Committee | 1934-11-01 | 1956-01-01 | Tobacco Act, 1934; Dáil Éireann - Volume 118 - Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Tobacco Advisory Committee. Wednesday, 7 December 1949 | |
| Inspector of Mental Hospitals | 1845-01-01 | 2002-04-05 | Originally known as the Inspector of Lunatics, the two names were used through the 1920s and 1930s. Officially known as the Inspector of Mental Hospitals from 1 Jan 1947 under the Mental Treatment Act 1945. | Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum (Ireland) Act, 1845; http://www.dippam.ac.uk/eppi/documents/12357/eppi_pages/304786; Lunatics Asylums (Ireland) Act, 1875; Mental Treatment Act, 1945; S.I. No. 329/1946; Mental Health Act, 2001; S.I. No. 90/2002; http://lenus.ie/hse/bitstream/10147/250248/1/AnnualReportOfTheInspectorOfMentalHospitals1943.pdf |
| Water Safety Ireland | 2019-02-18 | Replaced Irish Water Safety | S.I. No. 56/2019; www.watersafety.ie | |
| International Protection Office | 2016-12-31 | Replaced the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) | www.ipo.gov.ie; International Protection Act 2015; S.I. No. 661/2016 - International Protection Act 2015 (Establishment Day) Order 2016 | |
| Climate Change Advisory Council | 2016-01-18 | Established under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, the Climate Change Advisory Council The Climate Change Advisory Council is an independent advisory body tasked with assessing and advising on how Ireland is making the transition to a low carbon, climate resilient and environmentally sustainable economy by 2050. | www.climatecouncil.ie; Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015; S.I. No. 25/2016 | |
| Garda Síochána Inspectorate | 2006-07-28 | www.gsinsp.ie; Garda Síochána Act 2005; S.I. No. 401/2006 | ||
| National Rural Water Services Committee | 2008-12-15 | 2018-06-11 | In June 2018 the National Rural Water Services merged with the Public Water Forum to form The Water Forum | Water Services Act 2007; S.I. No. 522/2008; Water Services Act 2017; S.I. No. 193/2018 |
| Public Water Forum | 2015-05-29 | 2018-06-11 | In June 2018 the Public Water Forum merged with the National Rural Water Services Committee to form The Water Forum | Water Services Act 2014; S.I. No. 234/2015; Water Services Act 2017; S.I. No. 193/2018 |
| The Water Forum | 2018-06-11 | Created by a merge of the Public Water Forum and National Rural Water Services Committee | www.nationalwaterforum.ie; Water Services Act 2017; S.I. No. 193/2018 | |
| Air Accident Investigation Unit | 2009-12-09 | www.aaiu.ie; S.I. No. 460/2009 | ||
| Constituency Commission | 1997-09-30 | 2017-06-27 | The function of the Constituency Commission is to periodically make reports in relation to the constituencies for the election of members to the Dáil, and/or the election of representatives to the European Parliament. In certain circumstances a European Parliament Constituencies Committee may be formed in lieu of the Constituency Commission. Note: A single ISAD entry is used for this body but it should be noted that the 'start' and 'end' date indicates the period of time in which various separate Constituency Commissions have been intermittently activated and deactivated. | Part II of the Electoral Act 1997 (No. 25 of 1997); S.I. No. 374/2016; S.I. No. 396/2011; S.I. No. 174/2007; S.I. No. 292/2003; S.I. No. 393/1997; http://www.constituency-commission.ie/cc/cc-oldreports.html |
| European Parliament Constituency Committee | 2013-07-25 | 2018-09-24 | Where 1) a Constituency Commission has presented its latest report and afterwards the total number of members of the European Parliament to be elected in the State specified pursuant under the treaties governing the European Union is different from the total number to which the Constituency Commission had regard in preparing its report; 2) a Constituency Commission is not due to be established and to present a report before the next European Parliament election; then 3) a European Parliament Constituency Committee may be established to do so. Note: A single ISAD entry is used for this body but it should be noted that the 'start' and 'end' date indicates the period of time in which various separate European Parliament Constituency Committees have been intermittently activated and deactivated. | Section 5(1A) of the Electoral Act 1997 (No. 25 of 1997); S.I. No. 282/2013; S.I. No. 279/2018; http://www.constituency-commission.ie/ep/ep-index.htm |
| National Oversight and Audit Commission | 2014-07-01 | The National Oversight & Audit Commission (NOAC) is a statutory body established to oversee the local government sector | Section 126B of the Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37 of 2001); S.I. 297/2014; http://noac.ie/background-functions/ | |
| Intellectual Property Office of Ireland | 2019-12-02 | The Intellectual Property Office of Ireland is the national intellectual property agency, responsible for the administration of Intellectual Property (IP) rights in Ireland | Section 42 of the Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019 (No. 19 of 2019); S.I. No. 586/2019 | |
| Post Office Savings Bank | 1861-05-17 | Established in 1861, originally to facilitate small savings backed by the Government. Certain functions now delegated to the National Treasury Management Agency, with continuation of Post Office Savings Bank legislation | Post Office Savings Bank Act 1861; https://www.anpost.com/Money/State-Savings | |
| Electricity Commissioners | 1919-12-23 | 1924-06-19 | The Electricity Commissioners was established ‘to promote, regulate and supervise the supply of electricity’ under the direction of the Board of Trade. It provided for the formation of electricity districts and, where necessary, the establishment of joint electricity authorities, ‘to provide or secure the provision of a cheap and abundant supply of electricity’ | Electricity (Supply) Act 1919 (9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 100); Electricity Commissioners (Transfer of Functions) Order 1924 (No. 7 of 1924) |
| Intermediate Education Commissioners | 1923-01-01 | 1925-03-31 | Replaced the Intermediate Education Board for Ireland. The statutory objective of the Commissioners was to promote intermediate secular education in Ireland, using funds at their disposal | Intermediate Education Commission Order, 1923 (S.I. No 7/1923); The Intermediate Education Commissioners (Transfer of Functions) Order, 1925 (S.I. No. 17/1925); The Intermediate Education Commissioners (Statutory Funds Winding-Up) Order, 1925 (S.I. No. 18/1925) |
| Intermediate Education Board for Ireland | 1878-08-16 | 1923-01-01 | The statutory objective of the Board was to promote intermediate secular education in Ireland, using funds at their disposal. Replaced by the Intermediate Education Commissioners in 1923 | Intermediate Education (Ireland) Act 1878; Intermediate Education Commission Order, 1923 (S.I. No. 7/1923) |
| Local Government Board for Ireland | 1872-08-10 | 1924-06-02 | The Local Government Board for Ireland took over the functions of the Irish Poor Law Commissioners with respect to Boards of Guardians of Poor Law Unions, and also dealt with urban municipal government (town commissioners and borough corporations). The Board continued for a time post-independence, though its personnel and functions were moved to other parts of the Government administration. The Board's functions appear to have been formally subsumed into the Department of Local Government and Public Health by 1924 | Local Government Board (Ireland) Act 1872; Third Part of the Schedule to the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 (No. 16 of 1924); Mary E. Daly, 'The Buffer State: The Historical Roots of the Department of the Environment' (Institute of Public Administration, 1997) |
| The Light Railway Commission | 1923-06-02 | 1945-01-01 | The Light Railway Commission was established to exercise in Saorstát Éireann the functions which were previously exercised by the Light Railway Commissioners under Section 2 of the Tramways (Temporary Increase of Charges) Act, 1920. This transitional body is assumed to have fallen away upon the enactment of the Transport Act 1944, which repealed the 1920 Act | S.I. No. 6/1923; Transport Act 1944 (No. 21 of 1944) |
| General Nursing Council | 1923-06-22 | 1951-06-07 | The General Nursing Council was established to take over the functions of the previous General Nursing Council for Ireland. It was subsequently merged into An Bord Altranais | S.I. No. 8/1923; Nurses Act, 1950 (No. 27 of 1950) |
| Central Midwives Board (I) | 1923-06-22 | 1947-01-01 | The Central Midwives Board (I) replaced the previous Central Midwives Board for Ireland. It was subsequently replaced by the Central Midwives Board (II) | S.I. No. 9/1923; Nurses Act 1944 (No. 10 of 1944) |
| Rates Advisory Committee | 1925-03-02 | 1944-12-08 | A Rates Advisory Committee was established to perform certain advisory functions for charges, rates etc. pertaining to harbours, docks and piers under pre-independence legislation carried forward. It is assumed this body ceased to exist following enactment of the Transport Act 1944 and associated legislative repeals | S.I. No. 11/1925; Harbours, Docks, and Piers (Temporary Increase of Charges) Act, 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5.), ch. 21 |
| The Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust | 1923-07-16 | 1987-01-01 | The Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust was a body established under the Irish Free State (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1922 (UK). This body was tasked with 'providing in Ireland cottages, with or without plots or gardens, for the accommodation of men who served in any of His Majesty's naval, military, or air forces in the late war, and for other purposes incidental thereto'. The Saorstát Éireann Land Trust Powers Act 1923 enabled the Trust, subject to certain conditions, to 'acquire and hold land in Saorstát Eireann and such other powers as may be necessary to enable the Trust to carry out in Saorstát Eireann the purposes of [the UK legislation]'. Under the UK legislation, the Trust was comprised of 5 members, 3 of whom were appointed by a British Secretary of State, 1 of whom was appointed by the President of the Executive Council of Saorstát Éireann and 1 of whom was appointed by the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. A winding up the Trust appears to have been carried out in 1987 and excess monies were divided between the Governments. | Irish Free State (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1922(13 Geo. 5 Session 2), Ch. 2; Land Trust Powers Act 1923 (No. 25 of 1923); Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust Act 1987, ch. 48; Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust Act 1988 (No. 33 of 1988) |
| Office of Director of Authorised Intervention, Tuam | 2023-03-20 | The Office of Director of Authorised Intervention, Tuam, is mandated to, inter alia, arrange for the forensic excavation and recovery of human remains buried in a manifestly inappropriate manner and to make final arrangements for human remains recovered. The establishment of this Office relates, in particular, to inappropriate historic burials of childrens' remains on the grounds of a Mother and Baby Home at Tuam, County Galway | Ministerial Order under section 9(1) of the Institutional Burials Act 2022 (No. 18 of 2022) |